[ Minka lifts her hand to her mouth, biting down on a fingernail as she thinks. She nibbles for a moment, then spits out the nail because she wasn't raised to have any manners. ]

That means "make them not mad," right? I don't think I could ever appease them, then. I could show up with a sack of gold and Harik or somebody would still knock me around for not turning back up when I should've. But I ain't important enough for them to send anybody here to yell at me so... I guess I'm stuck here and I don't now what I'll do once this shard is gone and I go back.

[ She shrugs, trying to look casual, but she'll be up all night running through scenarios in her head of what will happen to her when she gets back. Or what she might do in life instead of going back. Seeker Reed said that was an option, but it's hard to fathom not being in the Carta anymore. ]

It's good. We can end it here.